Comment on Clarence Thomas Wants to Go After Freedom of the Press
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 11 months agoUmm… Where do you think a person goes to serve time if they go to a federal institution?
Free speech is between you and the government. It isn’t between you and another party.
PizzaMan@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Is there somewhere you’re going with this?
Slapp suits use the government to silence people. I don’t know why your bringing this up as if it helps make your case.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Yes there is nothing odd serving a federal sentence in a federal prison. That’s common sense. Where else would they serve their time? A misdemeanor is a year of less. So the sentence would tell you it’s a misdemeanor. Also the paperwork would show its misdemeanor. The crime itself would tell you it’s a misdemeanor.
Where did Thomas mention a slapp suit ?
And no a slapp suit is the the government silencing anymore. Good lord learn how the system works. It’s a civil action between two parties. The government is just enforcing the laws.
PizzaMan@lemmy.world 11 months ago
The active malice requirement is a protection against slapp suits and similar. He doesn’t need eo explicitly mention them for them to be a part of this.
It’s run by the government and enforced by the government. If you fail to show up, fail to get the money together to fight it, etc, you will be severely punished (enforced by the government).
You can’t act like the government isn’t involved in lawsuits.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 11 months ago
No, he needs to mention it to be relevant. You can’t put words in his mouth.
You don’t understand the basics of law and are rambling.
It is not the government dampening free speech and has nothing to do with the conversation or what Thomas said.
If you don’t understand something, ask questions instead of looking like an idiot.
The comment was about the journalist making slanderous comments. They should be punished for that. It isn’t a free speech issue. Free speech doesn’t allow you to damage the reputation of others and the government isn’t the one brining suit.